Programs this month to focus on eccentric detective - from the facts to the fiction

2:50 AM,
Sep. 7, 2013

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Sherlock Holmes, created by author Arthur Conan Doyle in 1886, will be the theme for most of the regular and special programs throughout September at the library. The eccentric but logical detective and his sidekick, Dr. Watson, have been the subject of countless novels, short stories and other media adaptations throughout the years.

Outreach Coordinator Holli Rainwater said the library will choose a certain topic to focus on for a whole month about once a year, with Edgar Allen Poe and Vincent Van Gough having been previous ones. ...